Andrew Harding Buys 163,653 Shares of Aurizon (ASX:AZJ) Stock

Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) insider Andrew Harding bought 163,653 shares of Aurizon stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of A$3.25 per share, with a total value of A$531,872.25.

Andrew Harding also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 25th, Andrew Harding purchased 192,567 shares of Aurizon stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of A$3.21 per share, for a total transaction of A$618,140.07.

Aurizon Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $5.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 114.53.

Aurizon Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a Final dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 23rd were given a $0.065 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Sunday, August 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 200.0%. Aurizon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 77.27%.

About Aurizon

Aurizon Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a rail freight operator in Australia. The company operates through Network, Coal, Bulk, and Other segments. It transports various commodities, including mining, agricultural, industrial, and retail products; and retail goods and groceries across small and big towns, and cities, as well as coal and iron ore.